Effingham County Newswire (Page 10)

... shot a combined 305 placed fifth in the GHSA Area 2-AAAAAA tournament May 5, were 13 strokes better than Effingham County, the fourth place team from Area 1. Chloe Patchin, Emilie Elrod, Madi Keinat and Brooke Beasley will be competing for ...
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Please enable Javascript to watch this video SPRINGFIELD, Georgia -- A family of three is now a family of ten after a mom and dad adopted 7 siblings. The four girls and three boys were in the foster care system for three years.
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The event raised $283.17 for the Navigator Team. The Huddle House donated 20 percent of all profits on Tuesday, May 2 between 5 and 9 p.m. The Effingham County Navigator Team is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the families of special needs children in Effingham County and surrounding areas.
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Jessaka and Joshua Clark pose for a picture with their children: Maria, 14; Elizabet, 11; Duillermo, 10; Jason, 8; Kristina, 7; Katerin, 7; and James, 5; and Noah, 3. The seven oldest were all adopted. For more than three and a half years, a group of seven siblings - ages 5 to 14 - have waited in foster care, hoping to one day find a couple they could call mom and dad.
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This week, after nine months of living together, and 1,359 days spent in foster care, the adoption finally became official. Josh and Jessaka Clark always dreamed of having a lot of children, and their wish came true tenfold this week, when their family of three officially grew by seven.
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The Cedar Rapids Kernels scored one run in the top of the 10th inning to break a 5-5 tie and then held off the Dayton Dragons in the bottom The Wright State baseball team saw a lead slip away in the top of the ninth, only to put together a two-out rally in the bottom of the innin EFFINGHAM COUNTY, GA - Seven brothers and sisters are being adopted by the same family after spending nearly four years in foster care. Jessaka and Joshua Clark tell the Savannah Morning News they were stunned when they were first approached about adopting seven siblings.
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... were former Portal head coach David Nesmith, former Bradwell Institute head coach Greg Hill and former Effingham County head coach Jack Webb. With four former head coaches on staff, Kaiser believes he's brought the right mix to a program that's ...
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... and one of his dreams was to ride along with the sheriff's office and possibly be in law enforcement," said Effingham County Sheriff Jimmy McDuffie. Sheriff McDuffie and his deputies made that possibility a reality for Zach, who most likely won't ...
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One Rincon family's request to build a privacy fence on their property was a long-debated issue at Monday night's Rincon City Council meeting, where HOA representatives, neighbors and council members all had their input heard. Gregory and Patricia Mitchell requested a variance to Article III, Section 82-64 for the installation of a fence located at 815 Walthour Drive, a property that they own.
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... advocates launched kayaks and canoes on Ebenezer Creek. The creek, which flows into the Savannah River in Effingham County, meanders through a swamp of century-old cypress trees whose bald knees pop out of the glassy water. "I love that it's a place ...
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"We are going to the Courthouse in Springfield, Georgia, and we are going to adopt our super seven." Today's the day, that 7 related siblings, 4 girls and 3 boys, who have been in the Georgia foster system for over 3 years, will officially join Josh and Jessaka Clark's family in Effingham County.
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... during an open house on Saturday - the 310-acre property that's become an agriculture center for the Effingham County school system. It's three miles south of Guyton, less than a mile off Ga. 17 in Pineora, on paved Honey Ridge Plantation Road. ...
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Monte Misplay of Hardeeville, SC anchored the 2-day victory with two four pounders on day one and finished the event in 1st place and earned a total of $588.00. Misplay weighed in ten bass, which weighed 19.60 lbs.
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Kristen Finlen of South Effingham High School is the Savannah Morning News' Girls Tennis Coach of the Year. South Effingham girls head tennis coach Kristen Finlen didn't mince words as she explained the importance of the 2017 season to the program she is building.
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Andi Hannigan competes in the open Clachneart competition at the Savannah Scottish Games on Saturday at Bethesda Academy. Ramey Love, 4, shows off her tartan during the Savannah Scottish Games on Saturday at Bethesda Academy.
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Jason Cameron has been named the head football coach at Jenkins High, replacing Tim Adams, who stepped down after 13 years to take a job as an assistant at Effingham County. Cameron, 31, has been at Jenkins for six years and served as the offensive coordinator for the football team for five seasons.
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